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Moated site at Blundeston Hall

England
List entry 1018966
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018966
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.47 hectares
Grid reference
TM 51997 97041
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site at Blundeston Hall is a medieval earthwork monument located in Suffolk, comprising a defensive water-filled ditch surrounding a raised platform or island. The moat represents a common form of settlement fortification employed by the medieval gentry and substantial landholders from approximately the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites served both practical defensive purposes and as status symbols, their construction indicating the social standing of their occupants. The Blundeston example survives as an important archaeological feature demonstrating the medieval land use and settlement patterns of East Anglia.

Moated site at Blundeston Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018966. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site at Blundeston Hall?

Moated site at Blundeston Hall is a medieval earthwork monument located in Suffolk, comprising a defensive water-filled ditch surrounding a raised platform or island. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018966.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site at Blundeston Hall?

Moated site at Blundeston Hall is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018966.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site at Blundeston Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Andrew's Church (remains of) (1.6 km), Lound Waterworks engine house (4 km), Mill Hill bowl barrow, 650m north east of Caldecott Hall (6.4 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Moated site at Blundeston Hall

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

St Andrew's Church (remains of)
1.6 km
Lound Waterworks engine house
4 km
Mill Hill bowl barrow, 650m north east of Caldecott Hall
6.4 km
St Olave's Priory
6.6 km
Moated site 200m south west of Bell Farm
7.6 km
Wade Hall moated site
8.2 km
Burgh Castle Roman fort, vicus, pre-Conquest monastery and Norman motte and bailey castle
8.8 km
Gisleham Manor moated site, 400m south west of White House Farm
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site at Blundeston Hall

Moated site at Blundeston Hall stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site at Blundeston Hall

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~18.4 miles
Domesday entry for Blundeston, Suffolk →
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